与卡拉扬在维也纳国家歌剧院(上)——比尔吉特·尼尔森自传《我的歌剧生活》(15)

Cooperation with Herbert van Karajan in the Vienna State Opera(Part 1): From Birgit Nilsson's autobiography(15)

对卡拉扬既当指挥又当导演的期待与日俱增。在维也纳,布伦希尔德这个角色我已经演唱了不下十次,不需要太多的排练,有时甚至不用排练。但与卡拉扬一起工作,情况与我想象的大不相同。他的制作中音乐排练少之又少,舞台表演却相当费力,演员不得不在稀疏的灯光下摸索。这些灯光设置在头顶,为了表演的时候脸上有光亮,你必须像个复兴派传教士那样,把脸仰向“天国”。咏叹调结束后,你会再次被黑暗吞没。因此,排练的时间都花费在这样的地方了。

Expectations were spiralling about Karajan not only conducting but also serving as opera director. In Vienna, Nilsson had already sung at least ten of her roles in productions where she had little or no rehearsal. But with Karajan it did not go as Nilsson thought it would.